Horse-blanket.



- No. 742,285. A PATENTB'DI 00T.-27, 190s.

' G. A. BULLES.

HORSE BLANKBT. APPLICATION PILEDSEPT. 6, 1902.

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No. 742,285. Y PATBNTED 00T. 27, '1903. G. AA. BULLBSJ HORSE BLANKBT.

i APPLICATION FILED SPT. G, 1902.

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wig/YE ,$251951 no. rilassa UNITED STATES GEORGE A. BULLES,

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application tiled September 6,1902. Serial No. 122,437.

Patent No. 742,285, dated October 2"-1',

(No model.)

nois, have invented certain new and useful lm -l provements in Horse-Blankets, of which the following is a specification.

, YMy invention relates to improvements in` horse-blankets, horse-blanket shown in my application forl and especially to patent Serial No. 96,967.

The objects of my improvements in this instance are to produce a blanket thatpcan bey more cheaply manufactured than that shown, in my said application and that will possess blanket`` in that it will be adjustable at the neck and' many of the .characteristics ofsaid shoulders and will aiford a double thickness of material over the horses breast and lungs. A further difference, between this blanket' and that described in my previous applica-E tion is that this is made in substantially onel piece-that is to say, it is not a sectional;

blanket.

Having the foregoing objects and others of y;

general utility in mind, I have invented the` blanket shown in the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application, in l 'which-e Figure 1 is a View, partly in side elevation i in perspective, of my improved' plan view of the and partly blanket. Fig.V 2 is a top blanket spread out with its various straps and attachments. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the blanketin the position taken when applied to a horse. Fig. 4 is a sectional View showing in side elevation the overhanging flap. Fig.

5 is a detail of the securing device.

Referring to the details of the-drawings, A represents a horse-blanket made of any suitable material of the rectangular pattern shown and made with a back-line tape a', two side tapes a3 a4, connecting the side tapes with the back-line tape. The forward end of the blanket is cut ona curve fto fit the animals neck, and in the lower corners are attached by stitching or otherwise heart-shaped pads a5, which' are preferably made from leather, though other material may be used, if desired. The front edges of the blanket are taped, as shown, and through these tapes are inserted a series ot' gromets a for a purthat style of:

pose to be described. of the blanket from its forward end to a point corresponding to the line back of the animals shoulders where the back begins to curve downwardly two curved sections of cloth h' b2 One of these sections, b', exl tends under the blanket, while the other seci tion, b2, is arranged on the outer side of the are stretched.

blanket proper. These sections are not sel cured to the blanket except along the backl line. Thus their front edges, as well as their curved rear edges, are free. The front edges are taped, and in the tapes are inserted gromyetsai, which correspond with those inthe blanket edges. It will thus be seen that from the point a; to blanket the latter is open, whereby I am enabled to adjust it to horses having difterent sizes of necks and shoulders. In making such adjustments the section or ilap h2 is drawnv over toward the right-hand side of the blanket if it be desired to make the neckopening smaller, and a corresponding move- 'l ment ofthe liap b' with the blanket attached is made toward the left-hand side of the animal. When the proper adjustment is once made to `fit a particular animal, the respective edges of the sections are held in piace 2 by thestraps c' c2. Each of these straps is provided with an improved catch, which is peculiarly adapted to the use given it in this instance. Itis composed of a section of elastic webbing, to the opposite ends of which are secured a holding device formed of two elements c3 c4. The part c3 is a metal plate having its end and sides bent around the end and. sides of the webbing, its other end being riveted to the webbing. The plate is provided with a stud c5, which projects upwardly from the plate, as shown. The part c4 is a metal plate, secured to a section of webbing attached to the section carrying the part c3. The plate c4 has a keyhole-slot cut therein, the larger portion of which is adapted to tit over the headof the stud on the complementary part c3. The stud is inserted through the registering gromets in the edges of the blanket and naps, and the slotted plate is then placed over the stud, so that any on the stud will cause it to move to the outer end of the slot, and thus it will be prevented from getting disconnected. under any condithe front edge of the 'Io the back-line tape I pull tions to which it will be subjected by the animal. The straps,'connected at one end in the manner described, are then crossed under the animals neck, and their other ends connect with the registering gromets in the upper edges of the hearts, which are overlapped, as shown. Thus the straps will cause the blanket to iit closely and neatly to the front portion ofthe animals neck, leaving no opening for the ,wind to blow through and Without any projecting edges or corners for the horse to bite.

It Will be noted that the outer Hap b2 is not stitched at its rear corner or edge, the reason for this being that in order to have this portion of the flap lie smoothly over the animals shoulders when the blanket is adjusted to a horse smaller than the standard for which the blanket is adapted I draw the corner toward the rear Of the blanket by the strap d, which is secured at one end to the blanket and has its free end provided with one of the attachments above described, which engages the gromet placed in the end of the Hap, as shown. A su rcingleEisaattached to the back-line near the rear end of the flap h'and afterpassing over the animals back and sides has its ends connected by a short elastic strap, (not sho\vn,) though this is not essential, as the surcingle may be equipped with the usual devices to let it out and take it up or may have its free ends connected with each other. Other surcingles are preferably applied, as F F, which pass under the horses belly in opposite directions and have their other ends attached to the depending short straps e' on the opposite sides of the animal. Near the rear edge of the blanket I secure means for attaching the tail-Wrapper, which forms the subject of separate Letters Patent and which is not shown in detail.

It will be noted that the construction herein described provides especially for a blanket that will t neatly to all portions of the animals body and that will be held in place against all strain and movements, which in ordinary blankets result in tearing the material and destroying the blanket.

In practice I may conclude not to use all the attachments, straps, Lbc., herein described, and I therefore do not wish to be limited to the exact construction described; but

What I claim as new, and desire to obtain by Letters Patent, is-

l. A horse-blanket having an opening in its back-seam extending from the neck-opening rearwardly, a Iiap permanently attached to one of the edges adjacent to such seam-opening, said Hap underlying the blanket proper and extending to the front edges of its neckopening, means for detachably connecting together the front edge of the fiap and the corresponding front edge of the blanket at the neck-opening, a second Hap permanently attached to the other edge of the back-seam opening, said flap overlying the blanket proper and extending to the front edge of its neck-opening, and means for detachably connecting the front edge of Hap with the corresponding front edge ofthe blanketat the neckopening. I

2. Ahorse-blanket having an opening in its forward edge whereby the blanket may be adjusted to lit the neck and shoulders of horses of different sizes, flaps secured to the edges ol said opening and lying on opposite sides of the animal, means for securing the edges of the flaps to the edges of the blanket, and straps connecting the joined edges on one side of the neck with the opposite side of the lower portion or corner of the blanket.

8. A horse-blanket having a body portion adapted to tit around the animals neck, and having` an underlying and an overlying flap for such body portion, means for adjustably connecting the forward edges of said liaps with the corresponding edges of the blanket proper, and means for connectingtogether the lower forward corners of the blanket.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence' of two witnesses.

GEORGE A. BULLES. Vitnesses:

MoRToN C. LONG, F. BENJAMIN. 

